I managed to not only break off every ladder of my Athearn Blue Box P42 while taking the shell off to look for a lost coupler screw, but I also managed to get glue on the side while attempting to glue the ladders back on. In an attempt to get the glue off of the body a small portion of the blue part of the Phase 4 stripe got taken off. So, does anyone know the exact color used by Athearn on that stripe so I can touch it up?
I’d say that there probably (probably) isn’t a good match, and you’d be best mixing your own colour…
Factories typically mix their own paint. Your best bet may be to mix several different kinds of blue…
Glad to see that I’m not the only one to do things like that.
Do you think it would be worth my while to email athearn to see if they’d be willing to sell a small bottle of their mix?
Don’t worry Tom, between my father and I impatience has destroyed (or damaged) many a model…
Those pesky little ladders on those P42’s. I have managed to lose at least one on each one of my P42’s.
Not sure on the color. I would like to paint some PHIII’s I’ve got into PHIV livery.
Mike in Tulsa
BNSF Cherokee Sub
Call Atheren and see if they will sell you a new shell for cheap.
David